{"product_id":"steel-of-the-celestial-shadows-vol-1-9781974742745","title":"Steel of the Celestial Shadows, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eA down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life in early 19th-century Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn early 19th-century Japan, a down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life. His dear departed mother's last hope was for him to live his life as a splendid warrior, but a cruel curse repels and distorts any metal that gets near him. Will he ever be able to wield a sword, much less live the life of an honorable samurai? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is said that a samurai's spirit rests in their sword--and Konosuke can't even pick one up thanks to a cruel curse that repels anything made of metal that gets near him. Destitute and hopeless, he decides to end it all. But when a beautiful and mysterious woman saves his life and his soul, it is the beginning of Ryudo's journey into a strange world of magic that exists a step away from his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974742745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"Daruma Matsuura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291248001205,"sku":"9781974742745","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1067f1d7-48ba-4d30-9bd0-ed9afb6a1887.jpg?v=1700543239","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/steel-of-the-celestial-shadows-vol-1-9781974742745","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}